Kathmandu, June 13 -- Amnesty International Nepal on Friday said the arrest warrant against journalist Dil Bhusan Pathak raises serious concerns over media freedom and risks silencing independent voices.

Amnesty said the warrant, reportedly issued under the Electronic Transactions Act after a police complaint, followed Pathak's report on alleged business links involving senior political figures, including a sitting minister.

"This case represents a troubling attempt to use state power to deter investigative journalism. Authorities must stop the investigation under the abusive ETA and refrain from arresting Pathak solely for his reporting and critical questions asked on his YouTube channel," said Nirajan Thapaliya, director of Amnesty In...